How Does SARS-CoV-2 Affect Our Eyes-What Have We Learnt So Far about the Ophthalmic Manifestations of COVID-19?

Jacek Baj; Alicja Forma; Barbara Teresińska; Magdalena Tyczyńska; Julita Zembala; Jacek Januszewski; Jolanta Flieger; Grzegorz Buszewicz; Grzegorz Teresiński

doi:10.3390/jcm11123379

How Does SARS-CoV-2 Affect Our Eyes-What Have We Learnt So Far about the Ophthalmic Manifestations of COVID-19?

J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 13;11(12):3379. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123379.

Authors

Jacek Baj¹, Alicja Forma², Barbara Teresińska², Magdalena Tyczyńska¹, Julita Zembala³, Jacek Januszewski¹, Jolanta Flieger⁴, Grzegorz Buszewicz², Grzegorz Teresiński²

Affiliations

¹ Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
² Chair and Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
⁴ Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has become a worldwide threat resulting in a pandemic in 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection manifests itself as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that is evidenced in a vast number of either specific or nonspecific symptoms. Except for typical (but nonspecific) symptoms such as fever, dry cough, or muscle weakness, the infected patients might also present atypical symptoms including neurological, dermatological, or ophthalmic manifestations. This paper summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the onset, progression, and types of ophthalmic symptoms induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection recognized amongst the infected patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; atypical symptom; ophthalmic manifestations; ophthalmology.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the Medical University of Lublin, grant no. DS.466.